While the cultural activities were being held in Thunder Cliff, a group of merchants in Arica City were also holding a drinking party, and a group of pot-bellied merchants were laughing at each other, gathering in twos and threes to drink wine, discussing the prices of goods in each city or the market situation. Occasionally, when someone made a fortune, the merchants exclaimed and wondered how.

The Chamber of Commerce is such a thing, in order to better earn money, merchants gather together, so that not only can avoid unnecessary rivalry, but also share some important information. The existence of the Chamber of Commerce not only enables the merchants to have greater financial cohesion but also shares their own risks.

You only need to pay a certain amount of membership fees every year, so you don't have to worry about running out of food and clothing after going bankrupt, and you can even get a start-up capital from the Chamber of Commerce to make a comeback again. And this Arica's Flanders Chamber of Commerce was originally just a small chamber of commerce in Eland, but some recent events have made the merchants of the Flanders Chamber of Commerce make a lot of money, and they have become one of the best chambers of commerce in Eland, and the membership has greatly increased while the welfare of the businessmen has also improved a lot.

"Everybody be quiet. After all the invited members had arrived, an old man who looked very energetic walked in the middle of the venue, and a young man who was a little young behind him said: "Thank you very much for attending this reception, as the president of the Flanders Chamber of Commerce, I am very happy to see so many business elites gathered here." ”

Hearing the old man's words, the businessmen all laughed kindly, this president, who had not been in office for a long time, was leading their Flanders Chamber of Commerce to glory. They liked this old man who looked very refined, and everyone understood his decisiveness and means, and they admired this old man from the bottom of their hearts.

And the young people next to the old people are the newcomers who have just joined the club. But he was the protagonist of the party, and before the civil war broke out in Elam, the young man was the first to sense the abnormality of the council city, and quickly came up with a strategy of hoarding food. And this timely suggestion is what allowed the Flanders Chamber of Commerce, from a medium chamber of commerce to the top.

"Huh...... In the midst of the recent civil war, I was glad that people trusted me to put their money into collecting food. The old man continued with his glass: "Without your trust and support, I don't think Flender would have seized the opportunity to achieve today's results. And at the same time, I want to thank the young man I have at hand, Lauren. It was he who first noticed such an opportunity and informed me at the first time, which led to such a gain. ”

"Hello everyone. Lauren bowed a little embarrassed, as a new businessman, many of the people present he didn't know. And some businessmen are the presence he looks up to, and Lauren is not as cheeky as other businessmen, and can do it at any time without changing his face, which makes him feel a little nervous in the crowd.

The businessmen present didn't pay much attention to Lauren's appearance when they saw this. Most of them had already received information about the young man in front of them, and knew that he was just a newcomer, so they would not be surprised by his youthful appearance. And it is precisely the sharp observation of the young people in front of him that gives the Flanders Chamber of Commerce such an opportunity. They made a lot of money trading with the city they had built with the monster.

Although the merchants present understood that Lauren was a newcomer, they did not look down on him. As a businessman, the talent to grasp the changes in the market is especially important, although this young man does not have any funds, just a small businessman, but all the discerning businessmen present understand that as long as nothing happens, this young man will be the star of the future.

And the old president now pushes him to the forefront, everyone understands that he is already paving the way for the young people around him, so that he can walk more steadily on the road in the future. Introducing him to these businessmen with some capital will become an important network for this young man who is new to the industry.

"Don't be shy. The elder was pleased with Lauren's humility, and he patted him on the shoulder and encouraged, "We businessmen can't do it without a cheeky face." In the future, it will be very helpful for you to learn more from the seniors in the Chamber of Commerce. Now let's share your thoughts with the members of the Chamber of Commerce, which is also a good exercise. ”

The young man nodded when he heard the old man's words, took a step forward and began to speak his thoughts: "Hello seniors of the Chamber of Commerce, I think everyone's industry is more or less threatened by that monster city. First of all, I would like to apologize to some of the seniors who worked in the industry, and perhaps some of the meaning of my next words will hurt you.

The sudden rise of Thunder Cliff in the space of a year was not an accident. The level of production in that city was higher than that of the whole of Elam, which allowed them to produce goods of high quality and cheap. Almost no one wants to buy what was produced in the workshops of the Chamber of Commerce today, which is both a fact and a great threat. ”

Lauren's voice was a little weak at first, but as he slowly spoke, he slowly entered the groove, both in tone and in tone. The old man looked at Lauren who was making an impromptu speech with satisfaction, and he was not wrong about the young man, Lauren had an unusual talent for business.

"This is a war without visible blood. Lauren continued, "I don't know if the monsters who rule that city think that way, but I think this is a battle that concerns the whole of Elam, and the seniors are the warriors who are deep in the battlefield.

If Thundercliff merchandise is allowed to continue to flow into our city, we will end up as employees of monsters or on the streets. The economy will be completely in the hands of the monster, and he will be able to kill anyone he wants with an invisible knife whenever he wants.

And if we want to live, we can only either succumb to that monster, or we can only rise up and resist, or we will only be ruined. By that time, even the Chamber of Commerce would have given a bankruptcy pension that would have been useless, and Elan, who had taken complete control of the market, would have to pick up the meager profits that the monster didn't want. ”

"Then what are the means for us to deal with it?" said a big-bellied merchant with a frown after listening to Lauren's words, "We are no match for him at all in terms of goods, and even I want to buy such cheap and excellent goods." It's too hard to beat Thunder Bluff head-on, and even if we try to keep the price as low as possible, it's only a temporary solution. ”

"That's exactly what I'm going to say. Lauren nodded and agreed with the big-bellied merchant's words, "On the frontal battlefield, our goods are not at all advantageous. No, to be precise, it was completely defeated, and it is not wise to try to seize the market by price, and there is nothing to gain except to make us lose profit completely.

I'm talking about collecting heavy taxes on the goods of Thunder Bluff, and then using the money to prop up the city's industries to the point where they can compete with it. Many of you are members of the city council, and I think you would approve such a proposal when you meet in each town. ”

The Flanders Chamber of Commerce will also reach out to other chambers of commerce to promote such a proposal. The old man also stood up and said to the members of the various chambers of commerce: "I think most people agree with such an idea that is beneficial to Elam business, and now most of the small chambers of commerce are already very sad." ”

Hearing the words of Lauren and the old man, the merchants communicated with the people they knew well, and for a while they only heard the sound of the businessmen talking, and Lauren, who had finished speaking, looked at the businessmen in front of him a little nervously, whether his opinion would be adopted depends on the people in front of him.

At the end of the discussion, everyone finally agreed. Lauren's proposal was very feasible, imposing a heavy tax on Thunder Bluff goods, not only to curb the number of goods sold at Thunder Bluff, but also to obtain a large amount of tax revenue, and the other city-state councillors would not object to such a proposal, after all, it did not harm the interests of the city.

"Thank you all for your support. Lauren saw that everyone agreed with her idea, and thanked the surrounding merchants happily. But Lauren didn't know what his idea had brought to him, and what it had also brought to the Central Plains countries of the mainland.

This kind of thing, known as tariff barriers, appeared for the first time on this otherworldly continent, in order to block the commercial dumping of the minotaurs from the otherworld. Lauren walked into the crowd with admiration and began to communicate with these business giants, and get to know the background and capital of these chamber members.

Now he can be said to have become an important person in the Flanders Chamber of Commerce, and most of the members of the Chamber of Commerce have expressed great goodwill to Lauren and are willing to help Lauren. Such an act of making friends with talents is also an investment in the eyes of businessmen.

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